# Bengal
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.

### Pronunciation

* (India) IPA: /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɐŋˈɡaːl/
* (UK) IPA: /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /bɛŋˈɡɑl/, /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/
* Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl

### Proper noun

Bengal
* A region in the northeast of South Asia, today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

#### Derived terms

* Bay of Bengal
* Bengal babbler
* Bengal fire
* Bengal fox
* Bengal light
* Bengal rose
* Bengal studies
* Bengal tiger
* Bengal Tigers
* East Bengal
* Sultanate of Bengal
* West Bengal

#### Translations
### Noun

Bengal (plural Bengals)
* A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
    Synonym: Bengal cat
* (American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
    Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.
* A Bengal tiger.

### See also

* Bengali
* Bangla
* Bangladesh

### Anagrams

* Bangel, bangle

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* Bengali

### Etymology

From English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeŋːɑl/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑ̝l]
* Rhymes: -eŋːɑl
* Hyphenation: Ben‧gal

### Proper noun

Bengal
* Bengal (a region of South Asia, today divided between India and Bangladesh)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Bengal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bengalini
accusative
nom.
Bengalini
gen.
Bengalini
genitive
Bengalini
partitive
Bengaliani
inessive
Bengalissani
elative
Bengalistani
illative
Bengaliini
adessive
Bengalillani
ablative
Bengaliltani
allative
Bengalilleni
essive
Bengalinani
translative
Bengalikseni
abessive
Bengalittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bengalisi
accusative
nom.
Bengalisi
gen.
Bengalisi
genitive
Bengalisi
partitive
Bengaliasi
inessive
Bengalissasi
elative
Bengalistasi
illative
Bengaliisi
adessive
Bengalillasi
ablative
Bengaliltasi
allative
Bengalillesi
essive
Bengalinasi
translative
Bengaliksesi
abessive
Bengalittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bengalimme
accusative
nom.
Bengalimme
gen.
Bengalimme
genitive
Bengalimme
partitive
Bengaliamme
inessive
Bengalissamme
elative
Bengalistamme
illative
Bengaliimme
adessive
Bengalillamme
ablative
Bengaliltamme
allative
Bengalillemme
essive
Bengalinamme
translative
Bengaliksemme
abessive
Bengalittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bengalinne
accusative
nom.
Bengalinne
gen.
Bengalinne
genitive
Bengalinne
partitive
Bengalianne
inessive
Bengalissanne
elative
Bengalistanne
illative
Bengaliinne
adessive
Bengalillanne
ablative
Bengaliltanne
allative
Bengalillenne
essive
Bengalinanne
translative
Bengaliksenne
abessive
Bengalittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bengalinsa
accusative
nom.
Bengalinsa
gen.
Bengalinsa
genitive
Bengalinsa
partitive
Bengaliaan Bengaliansa
inessive
Bengalissaan Bengalissansa
elative
Bengalistaan Bengalistansa
illative
Bengaliinsa
adessive
Bengalillaan Bengalillansa
ablative
Bengaliltaan Bengaliltansa
allative
Bengalilleen Bengalillensa
essive
Bengalinaan Bengalinansa
translative
Bengalikseen Bengaliksensa
abessive
Bengalittaan Bengalittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* Bengalinlahti